INOSITOL (SUGAR ALCOHOL)[C6H12O6]

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym: 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydroxycyclohexane, i-Inositol, meso-Inositol, myo-Inositol

·         CAS Number 87-89-8

·         Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C₆H₁₂O₆

·         Molecular Weight 180.16

·          Beilstein Registry Number 1907329

·          MDL number MFCD00077932

·          PubChem Substance ID 329750164

Properties

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vapor density	6.2 (vs air)
InChI Key	CDAISMWEOUEBRE-GPIVLXJGSA-N
mp	222-227 °C(lit.)

Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula C₆H₁₂O₆ or (-CHOH-)₆, a six-fold alcohol (polyol) of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible stereoisomers, of which the most prominent form, widely occurring in nature, is cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, or myo-inositol (former names meso-inositol or i-inositol).

Detailed description

Inositol is a sugar alcohol. Its taste has been assayed at half the sweetness of table sugar (sucrose).

myo-Inositol plays an important role as the structural basis for a number of secondary messengers in eukaryotic cells, the various inositol phosphates. In addition, inositol serves as an important component of the structural lipids phosphatidylinositol (PI) and its various phosphates, the phosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP) lipids.

Inositol or its phosphates and associated lipids are found in many foods, in particular fruit, especially cantaloupe and oranges.^[4] In plants, the hexaphosphate of inositol, phytic acid or its salts, the phytates, are found. These serve as phosphate stores in the seed. Phytic acid occurs also in cereals with high bran content and also nuts and beans. Yet, inositol, when present as phytate, is not directly bioavailable to humans in the diet, since it is not digestible. Some food preparation techniques partly break down phytates to change this. Inositol as it occurs in certain plant-derived substances such as lecithins, however, is well-absorbed and relatively bioavailable.

myo-inositol (free of phosphate) was once considered a member of the vitamin B complex (formerly Vitamin B₈); however, because it is produced by the human body from glucose, it is not an essential nutrient.

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